The death toll has risen to three following a helicopter crash on England’s Isle of Wight. Specifically, 52-year-old horse riding instructor Justyna Czoska and 49-year-old truck driver Wojtek Kowalkowski, a couple from Bloxham, Oxfordshire, lost their lives when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a field on the Isle of Wight on Monday morning. The couple had visited the area so that Kowalkowski could fulfill his dream of taking a flight lesson. The helicopter had taken off just 20 minutes earlier from Sandown Airport.
Czoska’s daughter, Julia Buzar, spoke with her just before she boarded the fatal helicopter. Shortly after, police knocked on her door to deliver the tragic news. Buzar, devastated, noted: “The world took my mother too early. She was the best mom anyone could have. Please, help us bring her back to Poland”.
Helicopter crash in England: Hampshire police confirmed that three of the four occupants were killed
Hampshire police confirmed that three of the four occupants were killed, while another was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The Robinson R44 II helicopter, owned by Northumbria Helicopters, had reached an altitude of approximately 800 feet before losing altitude and crashing within seconds.
It should be noted that the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an official investigation into the cause of the tragedy.
Eyewitness Lee Goldsmith described seeing the helicopter “spinning” before it disappeared from her field of vision and ended up in bushes.
